The gap between Ontario’s housing stock and its rapid population growth is the widest it has been since records began, according to a development industry […]
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Before key housing plans were cut, Ford held regular calls to shape laws
After the Greenbelt scandal broke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford had a new appointment added to his schedule: a meeting every two weeks to talk homebuilding […]
Ontario company faces 124 charges in homebuilding regulator’s ‘largest investigation’ ever
An Ontario new homebuilding company is now facing 124 charges after the regulator found it was illegally building homes without permission. Albion Building Consultant Inc., […]
How Ontario watered down a landmark housing law as new builds hit the brakes
The first major piece of housing legislation to emerge from Queen’s Park in the wake of the Greenbelt scandal was meant to be a bill […]
Ontario wanted ‘massive density’ around its transit projects. Then the plan vanished
It was supposed to be an announcement to supersize housing developments around the busiest transit corridors in the Greater Toronto Area but it never took […]
Ontario home renovation has neighbour feeling like a ‘prisoner’ in her house
A home renovation project in Brampton, Ont., has caused an explosion of local concern, with residents worried the unguarded construction site poses a safety hazard […]
Ontario tweaks planning rules in face of home construction slowdown
As housing starts continue to falter, the Ontario government has unveiled an update to planning guidance it says will make it easier for towns and […]
‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessness
The leaders of Ontario’s largest cities are calling on the provincial government to appoint a cabinet minister to manage a provincewide response to a growing […]
Ontario housing starts tumble, developers warn situation will ‘get worse before it gets better’
Two years and multiple housing laws since the Ford government promised to build 1.5 million new homes in a decade to solve Ontario’s housing crisis, […]
‘Economic mismatch’: A shortage of Ontario condo managers is driving up fees
As the Ford government pins its hopes of solving Ontario’s housing crisis by building 1.5 million new homes by 2031, a chronic shortage of qualified […]